Hopelessness. Distress. Fear. Tears. We all react differently when faced with a daunting, seemingly impossible task. A black cloud is rolling towards you, billowing and ominous. The sun surrenders its light to the cloud. Its moisture strikes your face like a wet towel, and you forgot your umbrella. Oh, and your naked.

Confronting a daunting task, all of us react differently. Some choose to furrow their brows, drop the points of their mouths and weep, as its all too much, or too overwhelming. However, the strong see this not as an overwhelming, impossible task. It is instead a challenge, a call to action. Not only are difficult tasks exciting and new, they create a stronger person. They smash the preconceived notions of what we are capable of, and cause us to grow as people. Completing a task that you once assumed was impossible is literally the most rewarding experience I've experienced in my youth.

Typically, it is not the endgame of the challenge that is most rewarding; it is the journey towards the goal. Improvisation, innovation, creativity, hard work, and most importantly, perseverance erupt from the chest to the skull during the process of undertaking a difficult task. These tasks are what give life meaning, importance. Without a task in mind, in action, we are purposeless creatures, leeching off the success and triumphs of those willing to be iconoclastic, whilst our minds yearn for the bliss of accomplishment, self-fulfillment.

It doesn't matter if the task has an end date, or even a certain goal in mind. It is the journey which breathes life into our lungs, gives meaning to the mundane. Satisfaction is not received from the obtainment of our goals, but from their pursuit.